Pacifico Ortiz
Pacifico A. Ortiz | |
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 Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2000 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Pacifico Ortiz. | |
| 25th President of the Ateneo de Manila University | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| Preceded by | James F. Donelan |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Araneta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1913 Cantilan, Surigao, Philippine Islands |
| Died | December 9, 1983 (aged 70) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Profession | Professor Jesuit priest |
Pacifico Arreza Ortiz SJ (September 25, 1913 – December 9, 1983)[1] was a Filipino Jesuit priest and academic. He is best known as a spiritual adviser of Manuel L. Quezon, for being the first Filipino president of the Ateneo de Manila University,[2][3] and as a staunch critic of the Martial Law dictatorship of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos,[4] especially while he served as the delegate for the province of Rizal to the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention.[1]
References
- ^ a b "HEROES & MARTYRS: ORTIZ, Pacifico A." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-11-05."HEROES & MARTYRS: ORTIZ, Pacifico A." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "Milestones that built a school". The Guidon. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ Simbulan, Dante C. (2016). Whose side are we on? : Memoirs of a PMAer. Quezon City, Philippines: Center for People Empowerment in Governance, Inc. ISBN 9789719548850. OCLC 969973376.
- ^ Rigos, Cirilo A. (1975). "The Posture of the Church in the Philippines under Martial Law". Southeast Asian Affairs. 1975: 127–132. JSTOR 27908249.